Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Christy’ Smashes Record… For the Worst Second-Weekend Drop Ever
Sydney Sweeney’s new boxing movie, Christy, has struggled badly at the box office. The film opened in over 2,000 theaters, but its first weekend performance was among the lowest ever for a wide release.
The movie earned around $1.2 million in its opening weekend. In its second weekend, sales dropped dramatically to just $108,000. That is a 92% drop, the largest second-weekend decline ever for a wide-release movie, according to World of Reel.
Christy’s reception among critics has been mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes, 65% of reviews were positive, with the site noting that “While Christy falters in tonal cohesion and emotional impact, it remains a compelling showcase for Sydney Sweeney’s transformative performance, grounding a mythic genre in raw, personal storytelling.”
Metacritic gave the movie a score of 60 out of 100, reflecting average or mixed reviews, and audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a B+.
Many reviewers praised Sweeney’s acting. Glenn Garner of Deadline Hollywood wrote, “Some critics have praised Sweeney for disappearing into the role of the professional boxer, others say that’s all the movie has going for it.” The screenplay received criticism as well. Sonia Rao from The Washington Post said the film was a “run-of-the-mill biopic that suffers from its inability to convey what truly sets Christy’s narrative apart from the rest.”
Marshall Shaffer of Slant Magazine called the movie predictable, writing, “It lulls us into complacency by deviating little from the standard inspirational sports-movie playbook. But nestled in the early scenes of the eponymous phenom’s rise are the seeds of struggle that will bloom in the film’s more effective back as her fighting career begins to plateau.”
Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times appreciated Sweeney’s performance but had issues with the overall movie. He said it “screams for a treatment grittier than the slick melodrama we’ve been given. It’s all highlights and lowlights, rarely interested in the in-between stuff that makes watching all the rounds of a bout so necessary to appreciating what it means to survive on the canvas.”
First trailer for David Michôd’s ‘CHRISTY’ starring Sydney Sweeney.
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Despite Sydney Sweeney’s strong acting, Christy is facing serious challenges at the box office and mixed reviews from critics.
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